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China prepares large-scale rollout of COVID-19 vaccines
Provincial governments across China are placing orders for experimental, domestically made coronavirus vaccines, though health officials have yet to say how well they work or how they may reach the country’s 1.4 billion people.
Key points:
- Chinese producer Sinopharm said it had applied for final market approval of its vaccine in November
- The Government is yet to say how many Chinese citizens it intends to vaccinate, although high-risk populations will be prioritised
- Chinese pharmaceutical companies say their vaccines can be stored at higher temperatures than Pfizer’s
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